Rochdale Hustings: Decoding the Language of Politics
Activist Kasim Javed attended a local hustings in Rochdale with prospective parliamentary candidates from the three main political parties on the panel. This is...
A Jeremy Corbyn victory would be good for Britain and the Arab world too
Today voting closes in the election for the new British Labour Party leader. Most opinion polls suggest that the successful candidate will be Jeremy...
Court the Muslim vote… just don’t bother!
Hafsa Kara-Mustapha is a journalist, political analyst and commentator with a special focus on the Middle East and Africa
Hafsa Kara-Mustapha says that the two...
The British state is using gendered racism as a weapon against Muslim women
Smina Akhtar is a PhD student in the Department of Sociology, at University of Glasgow.
As Boris Johnson faces accusations of pandering to the far-right...
Understanding white supremacy beyond the far-right and the Daily Mail
In the wake of last Friday's terror attacks in Christchurch, it has become embarrassingly clear that Muslims haven't really understood the multi-faceted nature of...
Travelling Muslims experience the “Miranda” treatment
Journalists like making and breaking news stories and the satisfaction of seeing your words in print with the all-important byline attached to the story...
Mubarak’s release – an end to all hope?
I never once imagined seeing former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak acquitted of all charges against him. The man who humiliated Egypt and Egyptians for...
Rise of the Red Dragon
Muzammil Hussain from Revolution Observer analyses how China's declaration of an Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) has affected the U.S.
China unilaterally announced November...
Gulf states, slave labour and racism
Rabia Khan writes that Muslims must speak out against the poor treatment of South Asian workers in the Gulf, and to address the racism...
Jordan’s Problematic Neighbours
Visiting Jordan, a strong sense of fear is palpable on the streets - among working people, intellectuals and the political elite there is growing...
